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Show THE ~ 1~ '· HITES p. 7. te timo of f aith-stories which they in turn will tell wb.eB the: proper occasion arises. •• AN EXPERIENCE OF MRS. ALYD.A ABBOTT SQUIRPS 14 tt -· on .. hot ....... da,- m the '6f!IJ.:r 1874 a\ VII. Sp-rms• tn 'ho/ state· ot utah . The· apringa being an oasle in t ·he desm and nothiug cml sage and bunchee of graa.s ami hot aand lt · s her6 ln a little lumber • ' on thetr homeet . d }bt. and Mrs~ m nn Squires li~ed w1th their 3 anall de. ghters . ThBJ" owned bonn and cattle and · 4 Squiret& liad 2 are 3 men h1re4 to help to ta care or these .• And 1t· was on t hia d&7 in 1874 they bad gon on arom:td. 1JP leaving ~. Squires and the cht ldren a alone and th•T were mllaa from &n.7 on·• else and he-r husband had told her he would be bad£ at a sena.1n time and to have dinner r-.dy fw th-em. And trom the house thq could. .see for miles 1n any derect1on. Jnd it b•!ng abcrnt time for them to come sh• went to the spring tor eter and loo m ever derection to see 1t t.bq ·ware ccmning but \hen wa:a. nothing m e1ght· and sh«t t.ook the •tar 1n and set tt down and t"QQ'ned aroand and there to her amas · ent was a. n1lla standing in the door and he a.slt her lf &be would kindly «1•• him a b1\. te t and altho tsho v.as f'ightced she set the ta.bl 1\ •• humble 'but good mea.l. t rEJmem'bfQl there· ve-e cbeese broad butter cold milk a.nd an pple pie aDd she told m to. -.t M was w leo · and h did • t as th:ough be was hungry. And , le eat 1ng he .convereed wlt·h her and ·he aa14 Sister you are n~ well ,and abe said no I have had. a.pa.!n ln mder art oulder. 1eh bot.hered me a gT t deal and be s a id Sister that la our live but 7o-u .. mt be bot~hered. an more with \Mt. Then he got 'tip and. started off and thanked her for her kindness and fin·e l and s aid Got bless y-ou a1ster You ll ne.?er want ft:tr· any thing you wUl always be blessed Wltb pl-enty and he lett . As soon as she thought h• ha4 bad tl e to t'tlrn th• comer of the h011.ae· she went 0\l.t to see in t direction be had gem. and there va.s. no sigbn of him any vm•re· This rried her mor• than ~. She ent back 1 th·e· house and. to her aup~i• . the t :Ole e j1l.St as ahe had aat 1\ And she bad eeen him ea.t a.ncl drink t .h• milk. :But 1t s there, and ahe then thought hew he 14 T s ato:ry was . it ten ~e• mJ f.n 1935 by Mrs.. Ela1na Robie .. • Bmrervllle, Nevad.a. . (Ag , about 50) It 1 qaoted 1n · , ''The Three N hit es : A St"lld7 in !lornx.m Folk- Lore, • ..A.mericaa Notes !!l!, Queri.as. Jtme.. 1943. |
